A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >
On October 1, 2021, WFO Honolulu began issuing the Marine Forecast Matrix for points in the Pacific Oceanic area. See SCN 21-42 for details.
Issued: 03/21/2025 07:53:00 PM UTC
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MARINE FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1153 PM HST THU MAR 20 2025
THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS PRODUCT REFLECTS A
FORECAST...RATHER THAN CURRENT INFORMATION. MARINE USERS SEEKING
CURRENT INFORMATION SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST COASTAL WIND AND BUOY
REPORTS.
PHZ180-211400-
BUOY 51101
24.31N 162.08W
1153 PM HST THU MAR 20 2025
DATE 03/20/25 FRI 03/21/25 SAT 03/22/25 SUN
HST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW NW NE E E S
WIND SPD 14 11 13 14 13 9 10 12 9 7 7 7 5 2 1 1 2 1 0
WIND GUST 20 15 18 20 18 13 14 17 13 10 10 10 7 3 1 1 3 1 0
SIG WAVE HGT 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 10
TSTMS
$$
PHZ180-211400-
BUOY 51000
23.54N 153.90W
1153 PM HST THU MAR 20 2025
DATE 03/20/25 FRI 03/21/25 SAT 03/22/25 SUN
HST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 17 19 18 17 15 15 15 15 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11
WIND GUST 24 27 25 24 21 21 21 21 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 15 15 15
SIG WAVE HGT 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7
$$
PHZ180-211400-
BUOY 51004
17.42N 152.51W
1153 PM HST THU MAR 20 2025
DATE 03/20/25 FRI 03/21/25 SAT 03/22/25 SUN
HST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
WIND SPD 17 16 16 15 15 17 17 15 14 13 14 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12
WIND GUST 24 22 22 21 21 24 24 21 20 18 20 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17
SIG WAVE HGT 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
$$
PHZ180-211400-
BUOY 51002
17.17N 157.84W
1153 PM HST THU MAR 20 2025
DATE 03/20/25 FRI 03/21/25 SAT 03/22/25 SUN
HST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
WIND SPD 18 17 18 17 15 14 16 16 15 14 15 15 17 14 14 14 14 13 12
WIND GUST 25 24 25 24 21 20 22 22 21 20 21 21 24 20 20 20 20 18 17
SIG WAVE HGT 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7
$$
PHZ180-211400-
BUOY 51003
19.04N 160.64W
1153 PM HST THU MAR 20 2025
DATE 03/20/25 FRI 03/21/25 SAT 03/22/25 SUN
HST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 13 11 10 12 11 12 12 13 12 10 8 7 8 9 9 8 5 5 5
WIND GUST 18 15 14 17 15 17 17 18 17 14 11 10 11 13 13 11 7 7 7
SIG WAVE HGT 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6
$$
PHZ180-211400-
KURE ATOLL
28.42N 178.33W
1153 PM HST THU MAR 20 2025
DATE 03/20/25 FRI 03/21/25 SAT 03/22/25 SUN
HST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
WIND DIR W W W W W W N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
WIND SPD 6 6 6 6 8 10 14 13 10 9 15 19 14 15 17 17 16 14 17
WIND GUST 8 8 8 8 11 14 20 18 14 13 21 27 20 21 24 24 22 20 24
SIG WAVE HGT 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 11 11 11 11 10 11 10 9
$$
PHZ180-211400-
MIDWAY ATOLL
28.22N 177.37W
1153 PM HST THU MAR 20 2025
DATE 03/20/25 FRI 03/21/25 SAT 03/22/25 SUN
HST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
WIND DIR W W W W W W NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
WIND SPD 4 5 6 5 6 7 8 13 12 8 12 17 16 16 16 16 15 15 14
WIND GUST 6 7 8 7 8 10 11 18 17 11 17 24 22 22 22 22 21 21 20
SIG WAVE HGT 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 10 10 11 10 10 12 12 11 11 10 10
$$
PHZ180-211400-
LISIANSKI ATOLL
26.08N 174.00W
1153 PM HST THU MAR 20 2025
DATE 03/20/25 FRI 03/21/25 SAT 03/22/25 SUN
HST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
WIND DIR E NE N NE N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 4 3 4 4 4 4 6 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 15 17 19 16 16
WIND GUST 6 4 6 6 6 6 8 11 13 13 14 14 14 15 21 24 27 22 22
SIG WAVE HGT 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 9 10 11 11 11 11 10 10
$$
PHZ180-211400-
PEARL & HERMES ATOLL
27.83N 175.83W
1153 PM HST THU MAR 20 2025
DATE 03/20/25 FRI 03/21/25 SAT 03/22/25 SUN
HST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
WIND DIR W W W W W W NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
WIND SPD 4 4 5 6 8 8 6 6 10 12 9 12 16 18 16 16 16 15 15
WIND GUST 6 6 7 8 11 11 8 8 14 17 13 17 22 25 22 22 22 21 21
SIG WAVE HGT 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 10 10 11 10 10 10 11 11 11 10
$$
PHZ180-211400-
FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS
23.86N 166.27W
1153 PM HST THU MAR 20 2025
DATE 03/20/25 FRI 03/21/25 SAT 03/22/25 SUN
HST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW NW N N N NE
WIND SPD 11 10 12 10 8 6 7 6 6 6 6 7 6 4 3 6 5 6 7
WIND GUST 15 14 17 14 11 8 10 8 8 8 8 10 8 6 4 8 7 8 10
SIG WAVE HGT 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 9 10 10
$$
PHZ180-211400-
NIHOA
23.06N 161.92W
1153 PM HST THU MAR 20 2025
DATE 03/20/25 FRI 03/21/25 SAT 03/22/25 SUN
HST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
WIND DIR E E E SE E S SE E E E SE SE S W NW NW NW W W
WIND SPD 14 14 13 15 12 7 3 7 8 6 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 4
WIND GUST 20 20 18 21 17 10 4 10 11 8 8 7 4 3 3 3 3 4 6
SIG WAVE HGT 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 8
TSTMS
$$
PHZ180-211400-
KINGMAN REEF
6.44N 162.34W
1153 PM HST THU MAR 20 2025
DATE 03/20/25 FRI 03/21/25 SAT 03/22/25 SUN
HST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
WIND DIR NE E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
WIND SPD 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 17 18 18 18 16 15 16 15 15 14
WIND GUST 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 21 24 25 25 25 22 21 22 21 21 20
SIG WAVE HGT 8 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 8
TSTMS S S S S S S S S
$$
PHZ180-211400-
JOHNSTON ATOLL
16.74N 169.52W
1153 PM HST THU MAR 20 2025
DATE 03/20/25 FRI 03/21/25 SAT 03/22/25 SUN
HST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
WIND SPD 11 11 11 12 12 11 10 11 10 11 11 11 11 9 10 11 10 10 10
WIND GUST 15 15 15 17 17 15 14 15 14 15 15 15 15 13 14 15 14 14 14
SIG WAVE HGT 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8
$$
PHZ180-211400-
PALMYRA ATOLL
5.92N 162.00W
1153 PM HST THU MAR 20 2025
DATE 03/20/25 FRI 03/21/25 SAT 03/22/25 SUN
HST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
WIND DIR NE E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
WIND SPD 15 17 15 15 16 15 15 15 15 17 17 18 18 16 16 16 16 16 15
WIND GUST 21 24 21 21 22 21 21 21 21 24 24 25 25 22 22 22 22 22 21
SIG WAVE HGT 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
TSTMS S S S S S S S S
$$
PHZ180-211400-
CHRISTMAS ISLAND
2.1N 157.8W
1153 PM HST THU MAR 20 2025
DATE 03/20/25 FRI 03/21/25 SAT 03/22/25 SUN
HST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
WIND SPD 11 11 14 14 15 11 8 8 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 12 12 14 14
WIND GUST 15 15 20 20 21 15 11 11 15 15 17 15 15 15 15 17 17 20 20
SIG WAVE HGT 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
TSTMS S S S S S S S S
$$
PHZ180-211400-
FANNING ISLAND
5.92N 162.00W
1153 PM HST THU MAR 20 2025
DATE 03/20/25 FRI 03/21/25 SAT 03/22/25 SUN
HST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
WIND SPD 16 15 15 15 14 12 13 10 13 14 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
WIND GUST 22 21 21 21 20 17 18 14 18 20 22 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21
SIG WAVE HGT 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
TSTMS S S C C C C C C C C S S S S S S S S
$$
PHZ180-211400-
MARO REEF
25.33N 170.5W
1153 PM HST THU MAR 20 2025
DATE 03/20/25 FRI 03/21/25 SAT 03/22/25 SUN
HST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
WIND DIR E SE SE S S SW SW S S W N N N N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 6 4 5 4 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 3 5 10 17 14 13 14 18
WIND GUST 8 6 7 6 6 3 3 1 0 1 3 4 7 14 24 20 18 20 25
SIG WAVE HGT 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 9 10 11 11 11 11
$$
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